Climbing Mount Antero
Mount Antero is the 10th highest mountain in Colorado at 14,269 feet. Number 30 on the 14er list under the belt, finally past…
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Mount Shavano and Tabeguache Peak
Mount Shavano and Tabeguache Peak make number 27 and 28 on the 14er list. Another last-minute hare-brained idea to make use of a…
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Camping at Winfield Ghost Town
My last-minute decision to climb Huron Peak meant that I’d be overnighting at the start of the trailhead in the Winfield Ghost Town…
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Climbing Huron Peak
Huron Peak rounds out the Collegiate Peaks for me, a subset of the gorgeous Sawatch Range in the Rockies. One more 14er crossed…
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Harvard Columbia Traverse
The *in*famous Harvard Columbia Traverse. First you climb to 14,420 feet on Mount Harvard (3rd highest in Colorado, 4th highest in the continental…
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Backpack into Horn Fork Basin
If you’re climbing Mount Harvard and/or Mount Columbia, Horn Fork Basin is a perfect launching pad. Located directly beneath both 14,000 foot peaks,…
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Climbing Mount Princeton
Mount Princeton has to be the single most boring 14er I’ve done to date. A nice thing about driving in on Thursday night…
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Climbing Mount Yale
Mount Yale makes number 22 checked off the 14er list. I was going to hit some peaks south of here, but a late…
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Climbing La Plata Peak
At 14,360 feet in elevation, La Plata Peak is the fifth-highest peak in the state of Colorado, and number 34 in North America…
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Climbing Mount Massive
At 14,429 feet, Mount Massive is the big number two in Colorado’s high points. Because of being number two and it’s close proximity…
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Lily Pond Trail
We were looking for a nice forested hike close to the RV, and I had spotted the Lily Pond trail while I was…
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Mount Elbert Colorado High Point
Well, I’m supposed to be sorting Mount Rainier photos… But when we see Mount Elbert (14,433), Mount Massive (14,421), and La Plata Peak…
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